A Perfect Way to End McCain’s Week: The LA Times Probes His Divorce

Who cares. This will probably make more people vote for McCain since over 90 percent of all marriages do end in divorce.

If McCain was the Democratic candidate, the Republican attack machine would be calling him adulterous, reckless, impetuous, untrustworthy, lazy (bottom 5 of his Navy class), irresponsible, and generally full of too many character flaws to be president. The Republican attack machine would say that he his full of himself and likes the image of being a maverick, and the concept of honor, more than he has actually displayed it in any area of his life outside of his POW experience.

Tom…he could have been carefree and had fun with the women he chose to marry, who waited 5 years for him…he is a disgrace. I wouldn’t vote for him for dog catcher

Funny if he was a Dem he would be called a hero, and it would not even be reported!!
If the dems use this they are hypocrits, but since they are hypocrits they will.
But since it is a personal thing the people will ignore it, at least he did not sit in a pew with a racist minister and wrote about him in his book – White mans greed runs a world!!!

republican chickens have come home to roast.
Jake failed to mention the best part, mccain took out marriage licence with cindy while STILL married to the first wife.
Mr. Defence of Marriage between a man and a woman is NOT Mr. Defence of Marriage between one man and one woman, apparently it is between one man and two women.

Why is your concluding question posed from the GOP point of view? You could have easily asked whether Bill Clinton’s detractors, who argued his sex life was fair game, feel the same way now. Of course, we already know that answer after Livingston, Gingrich, Foley, Vitter, Fosella, Craig, and all the other hypocrites on the right: Pay no attention!

jpt asks: “Defenders of Bill Clinton have long argued that this kind of peek into a politician’s personal lives is nobody’s business. I wonder if they feel that way about McCain’s story as well. ”
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Another good question is whether Obama supporters would welcome a new look into his drug use or dating habits during the same time period (late 70′s, early 80′s)?
It seems just as relevant.

Nice points Tom J and yes I am a McCain supporter.
Perhaps no matter what candidate wins reasonable people can get together and work out some issues for the betterment of all.
A good start is when reasonable folks stand up and speak reasonably

johnosahon — So you think a major article about Obama’s drug use and dating habits would be fair game, just as long as McCain’s antics at 20 are also covered?

McCain had a slim chance before, now he is toast. Let’s see: he’s old, sounds old, looks old, thinks old, act old, no message and no following to think of, and no money to spend. And, he has great advisors (not) like Gramm. It is not if Obama will win, but by how big a margin Obama will win that is the question. Will McCain concede the election before the California poles close or wait until it is 10:00 PM East Coast? How about an Obama 60% of the popular vote? Yeah, sounds about right.

MayBee | Jul 11, 2008 11:40:52 AM
if i have learnt anything from you guys (republicans) is that ANYTHING is fair game, i did not see you guys complaining when you were spreading the muslim lies and going to indonisia to find out if Obama went to a muslim school when he was 5, or if he was a terrorist because of Ayers even though Obama was 5 when Ayers was doing whatever he was doing.

when applying for the most powerful job on earth–you better not have any MAJOR mental flaws—–could be a very bad situation later—-this goes for anyone.

dl- “I would say that Obama supporters will scream bloody murder if it is just for the purpose of rehashing something Obama says he was stupid about and quit and learned.
His drug use hurt himself.”
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Well, we don’t really know that he only hurt himself unless we explore it, do we?
Come on, let’s not try to justify one story over another. It is all completely irrelevant, and neither side likes to see their guy have stories like this written about him. Unfortunately, both sides seem quite able to justify it when it comes to the other guy, and perhaps even take a little glee from it.

and maybee
Obama’s drug use was explored already…questions asked…
I had never heard any of this about McCain…
and anyone will tell you I am a junkie on this election.
no pun intended

And yet current Rasmussen and Gallup tracking polls show Obama with only 2 and 3 point leads. Why isn’t he way ahead of McCain like the congressional democrat polls? This won’t be over till the last vote is counted!

McCain’s first wife: talk about UNDER THE BUS!!!

there is nothing worse than telling lies,as they are the ones you can never trust—mccain was totally irresponsible with his first marriage—and we have the right to hold him responsible for that—to be president the standards should be very high in every respect—-we know the consequenses.

dl carol has refused other interviews. in this interview she only refers to the facts.

Now everybody knows why McBushs’ first wife, and children hate him. This is an example of the kind of character and wisdom that we do not need in the White House…..rock on

People are going to disagree with whether or not McCain’s personal life is of issue. The question should be “whether or not the Media thinks it important”. Clinton’s personal problems would have been a non-issue except for the Media having it on the news every hour on the hour. Considering McCain was a POW, my guess is that they will ignore this also. He has misspoke several times whether mixing up Sunni and Shia and the Packer’s and the Steelers or forgetting his vote that would require birth control pills to be paid by insurance companies, but I’m sure that considering he was a POW, this should be ignored too. It has nothing to do with his age.

with all the great people in repub party i cannot believe that he is the best they can come up with—or perhaps he is being thrown under the obama train.
Posted by: rodney
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Great point, Rodney. I think so many Republicans want Obama to win that they nominated a sure loser for themselves.

Sleezy, but almost irrelevant.
There are many other reasons to vote against McCain or stay home on election day if you are Republican or really care about America.
Obama/Biden – don’t be a traitor by voting Republican.

i posted approx 1 month ago—that sooner or later you will know the truth–as lies are just that and change from day to day—there are some of us that were around when nam was the issue—and were aware of johns antics–when young i was a lot like him –a little on the wild side—but guess what–some of us grew up and got more concerned with doing what is right–but a few were left behind–not presidental material…this coming from another old geser

I believe the interview was in in june in “the Mail” huffington post reported.
She talks highly of John but also states exactly the quote above and that quote is followed by the acknowledgement that the people that surrounded them during this time believe it was …well, bad.

di
that would make him very imature at 46-not to mention irresponsible

di i gotta go, but the point is that a man, any man, who adopts his ex wife’s children and then adopts a female child from bangladesh, speaks volumes to me about his character, and respect for women. bye for now.

i think this kind of story is disgusting. why the hell is this in the la times? looks like it belongs in star.
all that personal information we know about both clintons and now mccain as well, does it really help us? it’s a little salacious and it’s fun to talk about around the water cooler but seriously it’s pretty gross that we are all so interested SO much in the lives of our public officials.

p.s., I’m pro-choice too.
I won’t be shamed or bullied into voting for an “empty suit”. Our overwhelmingly Democratic congress won’t tolerate radical changes to the Supreme Court or women’s rights.
Come to think about it, a republican or true centrist, like Hillary Clinton, will be the best thing to temper the more radical elements of the Democratic majority. Think about the opportunity for mischief that a Democratic congress emboldened by the (highly unlikely) victory of this leftist, BO.

This happened like thirty years ago and McCain has publicly admitted his fault. He has said that when he came home from North Vietnam he drank too much and acted badly. His first wife says she has no bitterness to him, and he has a good relationship with all his children. So what’s the point of this exercise?
When, oh when will the media give us some substantive reporting instead of this drivel?

don’t you all see what is happening,
and you have fallen for it.
reread some of the post listed below and see what you are talking about.
no wonder gas is up, and the economy is going into the toilet. and no one is doing anything about it.
you all must be doing pretty well, middle of the day and you are sitting around arguring about mccain’ divorce, and what if obama divorced michelle,.
while you are are carrying on like this.
newsflash,
bozo the clown just threw his wig in the ring, he is running for POTUS.
and immediately, cnn ran a story speculating if his nose is real, and if it is really red.

To answer your question, this Clinton defender indeed feels McCain’s marital situation is — short of there being domestic abuse or the like, or a history of hypocritical moralizing as other Republicans have engaged in (I don’t recall McCain ever doing it) — should be nobody’s business. HTH.

The circumstances of his first marriage speak to the issue of McCain’s character. If we are going to portray him as a hero for being a Pow in Vietnam and defending his country, then you have to wonder about his devotion to his family and raising his children. Who would sacrifice service for thier own family?
His first wife HAS to say she supports him because she has two sons that he adopted, one of whom works for Cindy’s company, and a biological daughter. Would he spurn these children if she said unflattering things? Would he not put them in his will? Do you think Cindy leaves them anything in her will?
Let’s face it – McCain has been an absentee spouse and parent to both wives and he likes it that way. He married both within one year of meeting them. So he knew what he wanted then but got bored. We know he is very ambitious and wants to prove to the world and himself that he is more successful than his Admiral father and grandfather. He himself admitted that in his Navy psychological follow ups to his being released as a POW. He saw that experience as an opportunity to be more famous than his father.
HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW HE IS FATHER TO 7 CHILDREN? DON’T THINK WE WILL EVER SEE THAT PHOTO OP, DO YOU??????

This blog and postings are nothing more than sleaze from Obama supporters.
OIver half of all marriages end in divorce and there may be many reasons for a marriage to end.

>>Defenders of Bill Clinton have long argued that this kind of peek into a politician’s personal lives is nobody’s business. I wonder if they feel that way about McCain’s story as well.>>
Actually, yes, I completely do. I don’t agree with John McCain on politics at all, but his divorce is nobody’s business. So it should not be an issue, this is in the past and has nothing to do with what he’d do as president. I know Obama’s opposition researchers have a special talent at digging through divorce records, though! Ask Blair Hull or Jack Ryan.

“John McCain got his marriage license to marry Cindy on March 6, 1980. His divorce from his first wife was not final until April 2, 1980.
Isn’t this the issue?
Posted by: LilyNW | Jul 11, 2008 3:24:00 PM
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THEY’VE BEEN MARRIED MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY!!!!
Is this still an issue?????

eyes open,
“THEY’VE BEEN MARRIED MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY!!!!”
Absolutely! Once a cheat, always a cheat. It is about time the media held McCain accountable for his lack of character and lack of family values.
Obama 08

I’m a Democrat, I will not vote for McCain and I am still a Hillary for Pres person, however I don’t believe someones personal marriage issues are any of our business unless he was physically abusive or something toward his wife. Our concern should solely be based on his ability to run the country. Discussing him as a husband is something for morning talk shows and gossip.

“cut it out with the “AGE” thing.
The Dalai Lama was born in 1931.
Should we “diss’ him?
Jesus is older than anyone but “G-D”.
Should we call him on his age and accuse HIM of having senior moments?
Where I work, we have men and women who
are still high ranking leaders in their 80′s.
I know doctors in their 80′s who while not still practicing are providing valuable leadership to national medical groups .
McCain is a worthy,experienced candidate for the office of POTUS!
He is NOT suffering from Alzheimers… and he is NO WORSE without a teleprompter than BOZO!
I like a man of substance.
We NEED a man of substance!
McCain may be plain….but he’s been tried, and HE CAN BE TRUSTED!
HILLARY OR MCCAIN
BUT ALWAYS:
COUNTRY BEFORE BROKEN DOWN DNC PARTY!!!

Hmmmm . . . I may have just changed my mind on this.
McCain voted “Guilty” on Clinton’s impeachment.